There is a beast in the bright morning.

That day, just as Haochen was about to go out, he was stopped by the Qilin and dragged back to the Deer Man's shop.

Hao Chen looked around boredly and found Tian Lu sleeping on the sofa. He jumped over to Tian Lu's side, picked up Tian Lu's tail and gently stroked it.

"What do you want? I want to go out and play!"

Hao Chen certainly didn't really want to go play, and his part-time job at the zoo was almost over. If he didn't hurry over, he would be standing the zoo up.

Although canceling a deal isn't a big deal, it can result in a significant loss of income.

You know, ever since Hao Chen started working part-time at the zoo, he's become the zoo's living advertisement. In a day, he earns enough money to buy two and a half gold bars.

However, this wasn't part-time money. Moreover, the tips that the pretty female tourists gave Hao Chen for taking photos with him and touching him made Hao Chen feel like he was being kept. That's why they say women's money is the easiest to earn.

The four-legged creature stared at Hao Chen for a while, making Hao Chen feel a little uneasy. He thought that his part-time job or the secret cave had been exposed.

Just as Hao Chen was still hesitating about whether to confess and seek leniency, the Qilin said, "Hao Chen, you have the most ideas. You said that there are fewer divine beasts coming to the Deer Man Shop to buy things recently. Should I organize a promotional event?"

Upon hearing that the Qilin was struggling with this, Hao Chen blurted out, "Why bother with promotions? Just open an online store, put Tianlu's image on it, and you're guaranteed to make a fortune."

As soon as he said that, Hao Chen regretted it. Letting Si Xiang Bu (a nickname for a shop owner) into his online store was just competing with him for business. The key was that he wasn't sure he could beat Si Xiang Bu, since Si Xiang Bu was known for its unscrupulous boss.

Meanwhile, the four-legged creature's eyes lit up after hearing Hao Chen's suggestion: "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? We can open a deer-man shop online."

Hao Chen's lips twitched, and he wished he could slap himself. If the Four-Unlikes shop found out that he had registered the Deer Man shop when it opened, it would probably tear him apart.

The four-legged creature was so excited that it didn't notice Hao Chen's change in expression. It took out its phone to register an online store.

This terrified Hao Chen. Even if he found out, it couldn't be now. He had to delay as long as possible. Hao Chen's mind raced at a breakneck pace: "We can't rush to open a shop. We should be planning what to sell online."

Hearing Hao Chen's words, Si Bu Xiang thought it made sense, so he put away his phone, which made Hao Chen breathe a sigh of relief.

However, Hao Chen was too nervous and used his claws too hard, waking Tian Lu up. Tian Lu was looking at Hao Chen with a wronged expression: "Hao Chen, what are you doing? Can't a person get some sleep?!"

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, I apologize."

Hao Chen took a gold bar out of the fur on his chest and handed it to Tian Lu's mouth. Upon seeing this, Tian Lu swallowed the gold bar along with Hao Chen's paw into his mouth.

Hao Chen habitually twitched his paw and shook off the drool: "How about it? Still angry!"

Tianlu quickly shook his head, indicating that he was no longer angry, but his eyes were full of longing as he looked at Haochen: "Haochen, where did you get the gold bars? Do you have any more? I haven't eaten gold bars for days."

"You have the nerve to say that? With your appetite, who can afford to feed a money-devouring beast like you?" Hao Chen said, rubbing Tian Lu's belly.

In order to get the gold bars for food, Tianlu obediently lay down, letting Haochen rub his stomach, and occasionally... Haochen blinked.

"Alright, alright, I can't do anything with you. This is the last piece, there really isn't any left."

The four-legged creature looked on with envy as Hao Chen pulled out another gold bar and fed it to Tian Lu without hesitation: "Hao Chen, where did you get so many gold bars?"

Upon hearing what the four-legged creature said, Hao Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly changed his words, saying, "It was borrowed from Rabbit Lord. You mustn't tell Rabbit Lord, four-legged creature."

"Is your 'borrowing' serious?" Hearing Hao Chen's answer, the Qilin was speechless. It didn't expect Hao Chen to be such a beast. It seems that it will have to keep a closer eye on its treasure from now on.

Just then, Tianlu, who had finished eating the gold bars, suddenly started burping incessantly. Haochen thought Tianlu was full: "Hey, Tianlu, you're full after eating so little today?"

The four-legged creature standing nearby said, "Oh, this? Recently, Pipi has been hiccuping for several days because he ate something he shouldn't have."

"Really? Tianlu, I'll take you to see the Flower Bird later."

Upon hearing that Haochen wanted to take him to find the Flower-Buddha, Tianlu frantically shook his head in refusal: "No way, no way, I don't want to get a shot!"

Hao Chen: "???"

Seeing Hao Chen's puzzled expression, the Four-Legged Beast explained, "When you weren't here a couple of days ago, the Flower-Buddha came to give us a free check-up and even gave Pipi a rabies vaccine. I guess it was because it was scared then."

"Rabies vaccine?? But we're mythical creatures, not dogs!"

To Hao Chen's surprise, the Qilin then added, "By the way, speaking of which, I remember the Flower Bird left you a rabies vaccine. Do you want to get it yourself, or should I help you?"

Hao Chen declined, saying, "No need, thank you."

Just then, a news report suddenly broke on the radio: "Recently, a large white tiger with a red cape escaped from Mingzhishan Zoo in our city. Please be vigilant."

Upon hearing this news, Hao Chen's eyes lit up: "Is Zhan Hu coming? I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to pet this big cat, Zhan Hu."

"Hiccup!" Tianlu hiccuped again and said, "Qi Bu Xiang, Hao Chen, do you think this big white tiger will come here?"

After calmly taking a sip of tea, the four-legged creature said, "Don't worry, we're far from the city. He can't possibly run all the way here."

But Hao Chen shook his head and said, "A four-legged creature? That's not necessarily true!"

The four-legged creature said, "Do you know something?"

However, Hao Chen simply shook his head and smiled, "You'll find out soon enough."

"So mysterious." Just as Hao Chen finished speaking, there was a knocking sound from the French windows next to him. The Qilin got up, stretched, and walked towards the window to see who was looking for him.

But as soon as the Qilin opened the window, it saw a large white tiger staring at it from outside: "Hello, excuse me..."

The four-legged creature was startled by the tiger. It hadn't expected that the big white tiger would actually come to it. It quickly pulled the window shut with all its might.

Seeing that the Qilin seemed frightened, Tianlu asked curiously, "Who is it? The Qilin?"

The four-legged creature was panting heavily, its body trembling, and it was still unable to calm down. It did not answer Tianlu's question.

But the next moment, a claw pierced through the paper window of the Qilin, pushing the window and the Qilin blocking it open, revealing the crouching Zhanhu outside.

Tianlu was startled by Zhanhu's size, while Haochen looked at Zhanhu with burning eyes: "Big white cat, so handsome, I really want to pet it."

The next moment, Zhanhu stuck his big head into the deer-man shop and glanced at the four-legged creature next to him out of the corner of his eye: "I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you closing the door?"

Perhaps due to the suppression of bloodline, or perhaps because it wanted to play dead to escape, the Qilin was actually frightened into unconsciousness by the Zhanhu.

Zhanhu: "..." But at the same time, Zhanhu was also a little nervous. I haven't done anything yet, how did I faint? What should I do next?

When Tianlu saw the Four-Faced Beast faint, he thought Zhanhu had attacked it. He immediately stood up and glared at Zhanhu: "Who are you? Why did you hurt the Four-Faced Beast?"

Zhan Hu scoffed, "He's the one who fainted because he was afraid of my heroic figure. What does that have to do with me?"

But Tianlu wouldn't listen to Zhanhu's explanation. Fortunately, Haochen stopped Tianlu: "Don't be impulsive. The four-legged beast is fine, and this tiger looks difficult to deal with."

Zhanhu overheard Haochen and Tianlu's whispers and snorted coldly: "Hmph, I am Zhanhu under Chiyou's command, following my master across the battlefield."

Later, my lord was defeated, and his weapons were lost. I wandered for a thousand years, searching for my lord's weapons and waiting for his return.

Finally, a few days ago, I sensed the aura of my lord's divine sword, and right here, I handed over my lord's weapon.

While Zhanhu was speaking, the Four-Faced Beast woke up at some point and came behind Tianlu and Haochen, still looking at Zhanhu with lingering fear.

However, upon hearing Zhan Hu say that he had come to find the divine sword, the Four-Faced Beast explained, "But we don't have the divine sword you're looking for here."

"Impossible, you must have hidden our Lord's Divine Sword."

Zhanhu has a fiery temper, especially when it comes to matters concerning his master; he's quick to resort to violence at the slightest provocation.

Seeing this, Tianlu also kept a close eye on Zhanhu. The two beasts came outside at the same time and confronted each other.